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the talented riders were still able to run these miles and only lose one minute on the 24-mph speed average. It was along the railroad tracks on the way to the restart at mile 35.6 that Lafferty, the series points leader, had his problems. It was unknown at the time what exactly happened to his KTM, but whatever happened ended the champion's run for the day. The following 12 miles would make up the heart of the event and eventually determine the outcome on the second time through. One of the signs posted by the club referred to the route as the "Tunnel of Love." These trails through the small trees were extremely tight, often making riders Flip from handlebar stop to handlebar stop. The club used two checkouts during this test, with the second being the first tie breaker of the event. Hoess took the lead for the first time there, as he beat Hawkins in the tie breakers by just 15 seconds. Barry Hawk and the rest of the fast guys were then down by at least one point. After connecting back to the starting area via train tracks and asphalt roads, the riders had ample time to gas and regroup. Riders rode back into the loop for the start of the second lap without a start control. Savvy riders were aware that check locations could be different the second time through, and there could be a check at any point, but many of the newbies burned the check the club put at the 2.8-mile mark. The next two tests were similar to the morning run, except for the somewhat drier conditions. The "Tunnel of Love" test was again the big point-taker, with an extra check-out thrown in for good measure. It was at the first of these three check-outs that Hawkins won the event by beating the flip of the card and besting Hoess by dropping only four points at check 12. All of the other fast guys dropped five points there, and 12s and 13s at the last two checks. Kevin Bennett won the A overall, dropping only 71 points. Mike Grizzle won the Open A class with 77, also locking down the year-end points chase for the Open A championship. Jim Bates from Nashville topped the B class to take home high-point honors. eN SI JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF SUCCESSFUL, ACTIVE DEALERS WHO SELL CYCLE NEWS IN THEIR STORES • Build WEEKLY FOOT TRAFFIC in your store. • Create ENTHUSIASM for new products, latest events and trends in the sport of motorcycling. • local COVERAGE of events in your area, in addition to National & Worldwide news about motorcycles - as it happens! RRlll PRICE S3.00/COPY Plus••• You get a free display rack and "authorized dealer" decals for your store GET STARTED TODAY! Call our Dealer Sales Manager at (714) 751-7433 24 Hour FAX Order Line (714) 751-6685 E-Mail: dealers@cyclenews.com t7l!flIlilli&!J. 'li ... BECAUSE ONCE A MONTH IS NOT ENOUGH Delaware Enduro Riders Nationol Delowore City, Delowore Resuhs:Dctober27,2DD2 O/A: I. Randy Hawkins; 2. Fred Hoess: 3.Barry Hawk; 4. Robbie Jenks; 5. Rodney Judson; 6. Clay Boering: 7. Kevin Bennett: 8. Richard Lafferty: 9 David Lykke; 10. Craig Shenigo; 11. Bill Atkinson; 12. Mike Grizzle; 13. Mike Bradway; 14. Brad Sells: 15. Jeff Johns; 16. Dale Sweighart; 17. Russel Epley; 18. Mark Grossman: 19. John Robbins: 20. Jack Lafferty. AA: I. Randy Hawkins; 2. Fred Hoess; 3. Barry Hawk; 4. Robbie Jenks. 200 A: I. KevIn Bennett; 2. Russel Epley: 3 Jack Lafferty; 4. John Burgard; 5. Carsten Cagle. 250 A: 1. Bill Atkinson; 2. Dale Sweighart; 3 John Robbins. OPEN A: 1. Mike Grizzle; 2. Scott Hoffman; 3. George Villanyi; 4. Steve Guers. 4·STRK A: I. Mike Bradway; 2. Mark Grossman; 3. Russ Cherry. VET A: l. Craig Shenigo; 2. Brad Sells; 3. Jeff Johns; 4. Mike Sigely. SR A: J. Jeff Kirschner: 2. Brian Blanchard; 3. Jim Robson. AMA/fMf NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 7 of 8 rounds): t. Michael Lafferty (140/3 wins); 2. fred Hoess (139/1 win); 3. Randy Hawkins (131/2 wins): 4. David Lykke (101): 5. Robbie Jenks (88); 6. Mathew Slavish (62); 7. (TIE) Tim Tober/Cloy Borelng (55); 9. Barry Hawk Jr. (43); 10. Richard Lafferty (38). "CYCLE NEWS NEVER COVERS THE RACES IN MY AREA..." lJON'T JUST WHINE ABOUT IT••• WRITE ABOUT 'T! If you don't see local coverage in Cycle News of events in your area, you can help by becoming a Cycle News contributor. You write the story (and shoot photos) at your local club and track events, and submit the story to us for publication. We'll even pay you for what we print. All you have to do is call the Cycle News headquarters at 714·751·7433 (weekdays . from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. p.s. T.; Tuesday thru Friday) and ask for a "contributor kit". We'll send you all the details about how to write local stories for Cycle News. REMEMBER... We can't run it if we don't get it! cue I e n e _ S • NOVEMBER 13. 2002 57